On Thu, 2007-08-02 at 18:45 +0200, Roland Weber wrote: > Hi all, > ...
> I've been following the Slide [3] developer list for about two months, > and I've read through their home page. The last release was at the > end of 2004, and development seems to have basically stopped then. > Slide comprises both client and server side components, with most > of the code being for the server side. Martin indicated that the > server side functionality is being replaced by Jackrabbit [4], but > that the client side could have a future. Slide has two client side > components, a WebDAV library and a WebDAV command line tool. In > case you are not familiar with it, WebDAV is an extension of HTTP. > The Slide WebDAV client library is based on the old HttpClient code. > Incidentally, Jackrabbit also has a WebDAV client library which > is based on the old HttpClient code. > > So, how would the new project look like? I see it as the home of > three codebases: > > a) HttpComponents 4.0 + modules for a WebDAV client based on > the 4.0 API, active. Maybe also the command line client. > > b) HttpClient 3.x, in maintenance mode. > > c) Slide 2.1, in maintenance mode. > > The scope for the activities of the new project: HTTP and related, > with a focus on libraries implementing the protocols rather than > applications using them. "related" encompasses HTTP extensions such > as WebDAV and CalDAV, and other HTTP-like protocols such as SIP. > > Compared to the current scope of HttpComponents, it is an > extension towards the content layer. HttpComponents is > deliberately content agnostic and focusing on the transport > aspects of HTTP. > Compared to the current scope of Slide, it is a strong cutback. > The server-side repository architecture, including ACL and > whatever, is falling out of scope. > > Your thoughts? > Slide seems pretty inactive at the moment. I am just wondering how many developers out there would be willing to contribute on a more or less regular basis to the maintenance and further development of Slide, or the new TLP will effectively end up tasked with the job of trying to recreate the community around the old Slide code base, albeit with a somewhat reduced scope. Oleg > cheers, > Roland > > > [1a] > http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/jakarta-slide-dev/200706.mbox/[EMAIL > PROTECTED] > [1b] > http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/jakarta-httpcomponents-dev/200706.mbox/[EMAIL > PROTECTED] > [2] http://jakarta.apache.org/httpcomponents/ > [3] http://jakarta.apache.org/slide/ > [4] http://jackrabbit.apache.org/ > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
